Jun 23, 2025
On Sunday evening, June 22, a suicide bomber struck the church of Mar Elias in Dweila, Damascus, killing many in attendance. During the holy mass in this Greek Orthodox church, an armed man entered, started shooting, then detonated an explosive device killing himself...
Oct 26, 2021
Rama and Joseph request prayer for a resettlement interview scheduled for 28 October 2021. As MEC previously reported, Rama and Joseph fled Syria because of family threats due to their marriage. Rama is a convert from Islam, while Joseph is from a Christian...
Sep 2, 2021
Rama and Joseph fled Syria because of family threats due to their marriage. Rama is a convert from Islam, while Joseph is from a Christian background. Their marriage is considered illegal in Syria. Rama’s family complained to a police officer who beat Joseph and...
Nov 12, 2019
The Middle East Council of Churches is leading calls for renewed prayer for Syria, following the murder of a church leader and his father in a spate of violence in the northeast of the country on 11 November. Father Hovsep Bedoyan, priest of the Mar Yousef Armenian...
Oct 11, 2019
Syrian Christians request prayer in light of Turkey’s current military campaign in the northeast of their country. Northeast Syria is home to a range of diverse ethnic and religious communities. The principal Kurdish region of Syria, it also hosts sizeable...
